Welcome to NLU!

At National Louis University, we firmly believe the transformative power of education should be available to all who seek it, from first-generation students to lifelong learners. The role of the Provost is to provide leadership for all academic activities at NLU, working to ensure an excellent academic experience for our students and to support faculty teaching, engagement with professional communities, and scholarship. We are committed to preparing today’s adult students for success through holistic professional preparation, and to foster opportunities to make a difference in their professions and communities. This commitment is conveyed through our University tagline, Professionals who achieve. People who inspire.

As Provost, my goal is to work closely with the Provost’s Office staff, the leadership of our National College of Education and the College of Professional Studies and Advancement, as well as faculty and administrators of other academic and student support areas to put students first by providing creative, engaged adult learning at the undergraduate and graduate levels. We are focused on discovering opportunities for students to use talents they already possess, to help them develop new ones, and to match these to professional aspirations and leadership roles in their communities.

Community engagement has been central to NLU since our founding nearly 130 years ago. Community engagement is more than the words – it’s the actions we take every day and the opportunities we offer all members of the NLU community. We’re particularly proud of receiving the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, bestowed upon organizations that exemplify engagement. NLU has numerous partnerships benefitting our communities, students, faculty and others.

While there is not room here to do justice to the significant community engaged work being done at NLU, below are a few examples:

Our Academy of Parents in Leadership, conducted in partnership with Chicago Public Schools coaches parents on how to support their children academically, while helping them improve the personal and professional skills needed to take on leadership roles in their schools and community. Parents are awarded college credit for completing the Academy.

We have partnered with the McCormick Foundation to increase access to educational opportunities with a suite of wraparound services to support success for veterans and military families.

We are working closely with several Chicago area high schools to help students earn college credit while still in high school, easing their transition to college and making college more affordable for their families.

A Provost’s Office seed grant program is helping faculty implement research projects that will benefit communities and advance social justice.

Our McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership continues its long history of engagement in projects that improve the lives of infants and toddlers across the U.S.

We respect the diversity of experiences students bring to the classroom as an essential part of the learning environment here at National Louis. In addition, we are committed to helping students achieve 21st century skills, including critical thinking, effective communication, global thinking, technology literacy, collaboration, and innovation.

At NLU, you can find classes that meet in person, online, or a combination of online with relevant, compelling in-person meetings. However you choose to shape your learning path, National Louis can support you on your way to success.

CHICAGO DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

NLU’s Chicago campus on South Michigan Avenue occupies five floors of the historic Peoples Gas Building. This landmark building, across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago and Grant Park, is easily accessible by train, bus and car and is surrounded by restaurants, parking lots/garages and shops.

ELGIN

Conveniently located in a fast-growing business district off I-90 and Route 31, NLU Elgin features 10 classrooms with high-tech media equipment; a computer lab with high-speed Internet access; two conference rooms; and comfortable student lounges. Parking is free at this recently remodeled and upgraded teaching site, which now includes wireless Internet access.

NORTH SHORE

Opened in the summer of 2006, NLU North Shore at Skokie is a state-of-the-art modern campus located just off the Edens Expressway near the Old Orchard Shopping Center. The campus includes 44 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a walk-in lab in the library; six conference rooms; a public café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; and multiple, comfortable student lounge areas.

LISLE

Located just minutes from the East-West Tollway (I-88), NLU Lisle features 42 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a separate walk-in lab in the library; a café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; conference rooms; and six comfortable student lounge areas with wireless access.

WHEELING

Located in one of Chicago's major northwest suburbs, the newly renovated NLU Wheeling includes 20 classrooms with high-tech media equipment, four conference rooms, four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, large student lounge areas with wireless capabilities and interactive video capabilities, and an extensive research library. The site also houses the university library research collection.

FLORIDA (TAMPA)

Established in 1988 and located in one of the city's major business districts, NLU's Florida Regional Center serves students in 13 counties in central Florida. In addition to six classrooms, this location features a conference room, a computer lab with high-speed Internet access, an extensive research library and comfortable student lounges.

WISCONSIN

NLU's Milwaukee campus has a proud history of serving graduate students in education in southeastern Wisconsin. Nearly one in five certified Wisconsin teachers looks to NLU for graduate education programs – more than any other university in the state. In addition to classrooms with high-tech media equipment, the campus offers a state-of-the-art computer lab with wireless Internet access and an extensive IDS research library.